Noon Hour Concert: Something Shiny

The Kestrel String Quartet presents "Musical Bounty", a program that highlights the versatility and expressive range of the String Quartet. Canadian composer Carmen Braden's The Raven Conspiracy uses musical language to depict the behaviours and mythology of these intelligent and curious birds, from their fascination with shiny objects to their Indigenous creation story. Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 59 no. 1 in F Major contains a wide spectrum of emotion, with sunny melodies, deep melancholy and celebratory jubilance, this quartet is a pillar in the repertoire and a trove of musical riches.

The Raven Conspiracy - Carmen Braden
I. Sticks and Bones
II. Waltz of Wing and Claw
III. Something Shiny

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, op. 59 no. 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven 
I. Allegro
II. Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando
III. Adagio molto e mesto - attacca
IV. "Thème Russe": Allegro (F major)